Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21 UM N20739
1 November 2013 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 November 2013 at about 16:40 local time, a Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21 UM registered N20739, operated by Joesph Gano, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno/Stead (RTS)
- Coordinates
- 39.6603, -119.8667
- Aircraft
- Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21 UM
- Registration
- N20739
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joesph Gano
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14LA040
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of brake control due to the fracture of the front brake pawl engagement spring, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, following a normal landing, he applied the brakes and that he then released the brakes as the airplane decelerated to allow for brake cooling. As the airplane passed the 4,000-foot-remaining sign, the pilot reapplied the brakes but noted no braking action. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the spring that allows the front brakes to engage a brake pawl was fractured, which resulted in the deactivation of the front brake pedals and the subsequent runway overrun.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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